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Hi! Let me introduce myself.

Well i'm pretty new to Serebii and competitive play. That's why i'm here. Let me introduce myself. My name is Tucker. I'm here to learn how to play pokemon in the competitive nature. So, please allow me to ask a few questions.

Ok, since I've been reading posts and stuff I've been noticing alot of terms that I am not familiar with. Most notably are STAB, UU, and OU (I think). If someone can fill me in on what those mean and what other terms that are used here alot mean would be fantastic.

Now, let's talk about actual gameplay. What exactly should a team consist of in a competitive environment?

I have been reading ALOT about people complaining about "skarblissy". Can someone please tell me the synergy between the two and why they are so popular?

Now onto more specific questions. I have been looking at builds for certain pokemon and a couple of them require the skill Wish. Where exactly can I get wish?

STAB stands for Same Type Attack Bonus, which means that a pokemon using a move that is the same type as it gets its attack power increased by x1.5.

OU is overused and UU is underused, which are tiers for pokemon, in order to organize them properly according to their potential. There are several tiers; Uber, where the pokemon that are deemed to powerful for OU go to, OU, also referred to as the standard environment, is where the pokemon that are the mostly used outside of uber reside. BL, standing for borderline is where the pokemon that are not good enough for OU, but too good for UU lie. UU is where the lesser used pokemon are, such as claydol and drifblim. NU, standing for never-used is where the pokemon that are nearly never seen are found; these pokemon are considered too weak for UU.

To your question of the synergy between skarmory and blissey; they are considered extremely capable walls due to their stats, moves, and typings. Skarmory is the defensive wall, while blissey is the most annoying special wall with a massive hp and decent sp.def. These work well together because each of their weaker defenses are targeted and they can cause switches. However, the combination has become outdated and it is not as common nor as big of a threat.

Wish is a move that several pokemon can learn naturally, while others can only gain access to it through nintendo events.

I'm pretty sure that almost every team will have a Steel-type on, and many will have more than one of them. This is clear when we realize that half of the top 10 Pokemon are Steel-type.

Blissey is also used on a plethora of teams, and she truly deserves to be so popular. She renders most other special walls in the game nearly useless, and makes special sweepers difficult to use, which is why the top 20 Pokemon is dominated by physically orientated Pokemon.

Bulky waters are very common too. Swampert, Suicune and Vaporeon are the most used ones. I personally like Vaporeon and Swampert the most, but all 3 are fabulous Pokemon, and are certainly worth a spot on your team.

Why is Heatran popular? Well, it's just generally a very good Pokemon. It's got nice resistances, being part Steel-type. It's popularity is also partially because of the fact that it is one of the few Fire-types that aren't weak to Stealth Rock (Infernape, who's 12th, also isn't), and it's immune to Tyranitar's Sandstream. With Scizor, Lucario, Bronzong and Metagross being very popular, Heatran's STAB Fire-type moves come in very handy. It's also got a unique Speed stat, which is very useful in competitive battling (Shaymin-S, Garchomp, Deoxys-E, Infernape, Gyarados and others also have unique Speed stats, making them very popular).

And for the bulky waters, I can show you what most people do to them.

88&#37; of Swampert hold Leftovers.
46% of Swampert are Relaxed, 24% are Impish and 11% are Adamant.
85% have Earthquake, 58% have Stealth Rock, 50% have Roar, 46% have Ice Beam, 33% have Waterfall, 23% have Surf, 17% have Avalanche, 12% have Curse, 12% have Rest, 11% have Stone Edge, 9% have Hydro Pump and 9% have Sleep Talk.

78% of Suicune hold Leftovers, 17% of them hold a Life Orb and 2% of them don't hold an item!
55% of Suicune are Bold, 27% are Timid, 14% are Modest and 2% are Calm.
95% of Suicune have Surf, 91% have Calm Mind, 63% have Ice Beam, 40% have Rest, 39% have Hidden Power Electric, 25% have Roar, 19% have Sleep Talk and 16% have Substitute.

92% of Vaporeon hold Leftovers.
76% of Vaporeon are Bold and 10% of them are Calm.
90% of Vaporeon have Surf, 86% have Wish, 50% have Ice Beam, 49% have Protect, 44% have Hidden Power Electric, 17% have Toxic, 14% have Baton Pass, 13% have Roar, 9% have Acid Armor, 9% have Substitute and 6% have Yawn.